Massachusetts General Laws ch. 190B sec. 2-505 – Who may witness
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Section 2–505. [Who May Witness.]
Terms Used In Massachusetts General Laws ch. 190B sec. 2-505
- Bequest: Property gifted by will.
- Devise: To gift property by will.
- Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
(a) An individual generally competent to be a witness may act as a witness to a will.
(b) The signing of a will by an interested witness shall not invalidate the will or any provision of it except that a devise to a witness or a spouse of such witness shall be void unless there are 2 other subscribing witnesses to the will who are not similarly benefited thereunder or the interested witness establishes that the bequest was not inserted, and the will was not signed, as a result of fraud or undue influence by the witness.